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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
3
Public officials press for a census retake after a 1897 house to house survey estimated Bluefield with at least 7 600 residents, arguing growth since then and errors by Washington led to undercounting that threatens free mail delivery and city progress.
A free reproduction titled The Young Mother by Maud Stumm will be given with next Sunday’s Philadelphia Sunday Press on December 16. It is the second in a series of great paintings and is praised for its beauty and coloring. Readers are urged to order the issue today.
News from Bluefield reports a disastrous fire yesterday morning in Grundy Virginia the county seat of Buchanan County It wiped out the Grundy post office the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company yards and several business houses No further details were available at press time
Danville reports Vesper Griffin sentenced to death for killing his sweetheart at a lava party and to be hanged tomorrow. Richmond notes William Woodson, a convict, hanged today for murdering his cell mate Ambrose Ferrebee. Accomac Court House reports John Holden, colored, convicted of criminal assault on a white girl, to be hanged tomorrow.
Berne reports Ernest Brenner of Bale chosen as President of Switzerland for 1901 with Dr. Zemp of Lucerne as Vice-President. Also notes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at H. N. White's drug store.
A flannel bound with Chamberlain's Pain Balm provides prompt relief for lame back pains in the side or chest. It also cures rheumatism and offers relief after one application. Sold by all druggists.
The report lists students in multiple rooms led by Mr Hopkins Miss Easley Mr Pendleton Mr Brown Mr Austin Miss Lark Miss George Mrs Tickle Miss Sweeney Miss Calfee Miss Wohlford Miss Barber Miss Priers Miss Walker and secretary attorney generalship Washington note Addison G Harns as a candidate for Attorney Generalship with other notices on Lord Kitchener South Africa Bushmen convalescence and beer sales.
R 8 Gillespie of Tazewell and A C Childress from Clintwood Va are in the city. G C Hall of Pulaski and others from Welch and Bramwell visit. Norman F Marshall en route to Roanoke. N D Maher returns from Roanoke. Hugh Appleton resigns N W lunch counter post and heads to Ashland Va. Edith Allen guest of Mrs W A Cather leaves for Pennsylvania. J J Boxley of Louisa County Va visits Col Joseph Tyler at the Patton House. Boxley, a prominent railroad contractor, just finished a Clarksburg project and bids for Ivanhoe work. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advert follows.
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